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OSX on G4 from iBook disks
Name: David Date: August 9, 2002 at 11:48:01 Pacific
Comment:
Is it possible to instal OSX on my G4 from disks intended for use on the iBook? Will there be hardware problems?
Name: fieraci Date: August 9, 2002 at 13:01:32 Pacific
Reply:
Moral ones for sure.
It's called Piracy.
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Response Number 2
Name: Andy Date: August 9, 2002 at 15:02:33 Pacific
Reply:
Not if it's his and it's not installed on the ibook anymore! why not use the single OS X install cd? The ibook install cd's install 9.2 and X and alot of other crap.
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Response Number 3
Name: the pickle Date: August 9, 2002 at 19:53:48 Pacific
Reply:
The odds are very good that it won't work, and that there *will* be problems.
I don't recommend using anything but a retail version of OS X to install on multiple machines. Using the CD that shipped with one model to install on another is usually a recipe for trouble.
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Response Number 4
Name: David Date: August 10, 2002 at 02:43:14 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for your responses. I guess the overall vibe is that it might be risky.
As for the piracy thing, well, I don't want to go over to OSX on my iBook just yet, so I thought I'd try it out on my desktop. Worse crimes have been committed.
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Response Number 5
Name: the pickle Date: August 10, 2002 at 07:48:24 Pacific
Reply:
Most licence agreements allow for the software to be installed on any number of computers as long as it isn't being *USED* on any more than one at a time.
However, it probably won't work.
Why not just give OS X a try on the 'Book? Dunno 'bout you but everything I need is available in OS X now, although I find myself increasingly reliant on shareware because I don't want to spend $400 for the new Office or $500 for the new Photoshop...
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